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• US financial markets ‘poised to move on-chain’ amid DTCC tokenization greenlight
  In comments Thursday, SEC Chair Paul Atkins doubled down on his vision for tokenized US financial markets and onchain settlement. Traditional financial markets are moving rapidly onchain as the US Securities and Exchange Commission chair doubled down on the idea of an “innovation exemption” to accelerate tokenization.“U.S. financial markets are poised to move on-chain,” wrote […]
• Binance hints at stock perps in push to join global tokenized equities race
  Binance quietly rolled out API endpoints pointing to stock perpetual futures, potentially signaling a renewed push into stock trading after a failed 2021 launch. Crypto exchange Binance has added new features to its application programming interface (API), indicating that the platform is preparing to introduce stock trading capabilities.Binance’s changelog notes that on Thursday, the exchange […]
• Bitcoin first, crypto at scale: Inside the UAE’s layered digital asset strategy
  Abu Dhabi is anchoring Bitcoin for institutions, while Dubai builds payments, stablecoins and Web3 use cases into daily commerce. The United Arab Emirates is not choosing between Bitcoin and broader crypto. Instead, it is deliberately building both, in different cities and for different stages of adoption.Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, has positioned itself […]
• Upbit hack puts Binance’s emergency freeze policy under scrutiny
  Binance reportedly froze only about 17% of the funds that South Korean police linked to the Upbit hack, raising questions over how major exchanges act on cross-border law enforcement. According to South Korean broadcaster KBS, Binance froze only a portion of funds that police said were linked to a Nov. 27 hack of crypto exchange […]
• Coinbase may debut prediction markets, tokenized stocks on Wednesday: Report
  Coinbase will showcase its new products on a livestream next week after joining a prediction market coalition with Kalshi and other US operators, Bloomberg reported. Coinbase, the largest US crypto exchange by trading volume, is days away from unveiling its push into prediction markets and tokenized stocks, according to Bloomberg.Coinbase plans to announce next week […]
• Standard Chartered, AirAsia parent to test ringgit stablecoin in Malaysia
  Standard Chartered Malaysia and AirAsia parent Capital A plan to issue and test a ringgit-pegged stablecoin for wholesale applications. Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia and Capital A, the parent company of AirAsia, plan to jointly explore a stablecoin pegged to Malaysia’s local currency, the ringgit.In a statement Friday, the bank’s Malaysian arm and Capital A said […]
• Bitcoin new year bear flag sparks $76K BTC price target next
  Bitcoin price targets included $76,000 and $50,000, thanks to growing bearish BTC price divergences and a lack of upward price momentum. Bitcoin (BTC) has a new $76,000 target as the daily chart continues to print a bear flag pattern.Key points:Bitcoin gets new $76,000 and $50,000 price targets for the next phase of its major correction.Read […]